Life with the Caldwells: where parenting, traveling, climbing, and photography collide.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

My Husband....The Male Model.

So, here's my surprise! Tommy as a male model!! Ha! He was recently contacted by ESPN The Magazine to be on their Body Shot (best link I could find) page, which shows parts of the body on elite athletes that they use in their sport. A photographer and his assistant flew out from New York and set up a shoot outside of the van shooting Tommy's body parts. We thought it was just his hands, and then the photographer wanted to take pictures of his legs and feet...GROSS!!! Tommy's feet, for those of you who don't know, are quite unique to say the least. :) It's interesting what climbing shoes will do to your feet after 25+ years of wearing them. So, we laughed about this that a) my husband is a male model and b) of all things, his hands with only 9.5 fingers and his gnarly feet are what were shot! I love him, and his lack of part of a finger and his "unique" feet. He wouldn't be Tommy without them!

About the Caldwells

Tommy is a professional rock climber, I take photos and keep Tommy and Fitz alive and well, and Fitz just might be the cutest kid ever (totally unbiased opinion). Tommy and I met at the end of 2010. We became fast friends and after 6 months of friendship he invited me to his favorite playground, Yosemite National Park and revealed to me that I “intoxicated” him (what a romantic). We knew there was something special between us after 10 pitches of climbing up The Freeblast on El Capitan. Just 13 months later we vowed to be each other’s forever and life hasn’t slowed down since. We’ve been bouldering in South Africa, crack climbing in Indian Creek, big walling on El Capitan, exploring unclimbed domes in China, been blown around down in Patagonia, and wandered around Europe. Our biggest trip yet has been adding our son to the mix. Fitz was born April 7, 2013 and has been dragged along on our somewhat unconventional journey. We hope to instill in him a love for adventure and life and open his mind to the world around us. Follow along with us as we navigate making our own path through life.